Sunday, December 27, 2009

The Panthers haven't looked better than this in a long, long time -- they just scored again and are creaming the New York Giants, 41-9, midway through the fourth quarter.

Jonathan Stewart just broke through for an unbelievable 52-yard run in which he shed several tackles before being hauled down at the 1. Brad Hoover then knocked it in, as Carolina took a 41-9 lead with 9:41 left in the fourth quarter.

Stewart is flirting with the 200-yard mark for this game and the 1,000-yard mark for this season.

A week after being the NFC Offensive Player of the Week against Minnesota, Stewart looks like gold once again (DeAngelo Williams is once again out due to injury). He may set the single-game Panthers record today as well -- the previous high was 186 for DeAngelo Williams, and Stewart by unofficial count is already into the 190s.

are we convinced yet that both fox and Delhomme need to go. Moore has shown he is the future of the panthers, thus Delhomme needs to go, and Fox needs to go for not replacing Delhomme in week 4 or 5. then we would be on our way to the playoffs!

Good game, Carolina! Would it have killed the announcers to actually congratulate the Panthers or mention what a great time they played??? It was "poor Giants this and poor Giants that" the whole time. How about a little excitement and love for Carolina, guys??

While I think Moore playing well does make Fox look silly for not starting him sooner, I think this win might make the organization more convinced to keep Fox rather than let him go. After all, I have to say, the team as a whole has played inspired football the past two weeks again teams with winning records. You have to give Fox some credit for keeping his team in it.

Jenn...no, Jake never had a game this year with a rating that high. His best was against Atlanta, when he had a 115.8 against ATL in week 10. In that one, 15 of 24 for 195 yards - 2 TDs, no INTs. But, that was rare...outside of that, he never broke 100 and ended up the year with a 59 rating.

My pleasure Jennifer...and while we are on the subject of stats, here's another nugget for you:

Jake's second best game of the year - a 94.3 rating against Arizona in week 8. To achieve that "second best game of the year"? Well, he went 7 of 14 for 90 yards, 1 TD, no INTs. In other words, it was the prototype handcuff game where you have your QB do as little as possible to minimize his mistakes.

Compared to a game like today, where Moore throws 3 TDs and lo and behold - our RB rips off the best rushing performance in franchise history. We come out in the second half going for the kill (Moore throws it and ends up with another TD pass).